HOUSTON — Texans security Jimmie Ward was arrested at 5:38 a.m. in Montgomery County, Texas, and is going through a felony assault cost, in line with the Montgomery County Jail web site, allegedly for household violence following an incident in Magnolia.
Ward’s bail has been set, however he’s presently nonetheless in custody.
“We’re conscious of the report involving Jimmie Ward,” Omar Majzoub, the senior director of communications for the Texans, mentioned in an announcement. “We’re gathering extra data and haven’t any additional remark right now.”
The complainant’s identify has but to be launched, however deputies from the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Workplace got here to Ward’s house after the complainant known as the authorities.
The complainant alleges that Ward assaulted, strangled, and threatened her. An emergency protecting order was filed on the request of the complainant.
Ward, 33, signed a two-year, $13 million contract with the Texans as a free agent after spending his first 9 seasons with the San Francisco 49ers. He came to visit to hitch DeMeco Ryans in his first season teaching in Houston, as they’d historical past working collectively in San Francisco.
“We’re conscious of the matter and have been in touch with the membership,” the NFL mentioned in an announcement. “We have now no additional remark right now.”
In 2023, Ward performed 10 video games and had an interception. The Texans then gave him a one-year extension in August of 2024. He presently has a cap hit of $5,669,118.
